Many Christians are dissatisfied with English translations that seem biased towards men when, in fact, the intended meaning of many passages is gender-inclusive. So, what is the best Bible translation?

Grammatical gender in the original languages of the Bible is a concept that many English speakers find difficult to grasp, and there are many misunderstandings surrounding it. These misunderstandings can adversely influence discussions on God and gender, discussions about the church, and discussions about gender inclusive Bible translations. This post includes a short, entertaining video where Tom Scott explains why we need to use gender inclusive plural pronouns so that we do not imply a gender bias when none is intended.

Most modern translations of the New Testament rely on the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament. One of the small group editors of 27th edition of this Greek New Testament is scholar Barbara Aland. This article provides a brief history of the Nestle-Aland text and a brief biography of Barbara Aland.

I pretty much wrote this article just so I could use an excellent quote from Wayne Meeks who cautions that if we translate Greek into English without an awareness of the limitations of dictionaries we are merely “moving bones from one coffin to another”.

What does a woman with a call of God to minister do when she is prohibited from being a pastor? Many go back to school to do advanced degrees. How is this increase in biblical and theological scholarship from women being received by the church? And how will it affect the church? [500 words]